Elgin Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)
| Elgin Burghs | |
|---|---|
| Former District of burghs constituency for the House of Commons |
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| 1708–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Aberdeenshire East, Banffshire, Elginshire and Nairnshire and Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West, |
| Created from | Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverurie and Kintore |
Elgin Burghs was a district of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. Until 1832, when Peterhead was added, the constituency comprised the parliamentary burghs of Elgin, Cullen, Banff, Inverurie and Kintore, lying in Elginshire (later known as Morayshire), Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.
In 1918 the constituency was abolished. Elgin became part of Elginshire and Nairnshire, Banff and Cullen part of Banffshire, Inverurie and Kintore part of Kincardine and Aberdeenshire West and Peterhead part of Aberdeenshire East.
At the General Election 1868 Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff was elected unopposed.
Alexander Asher was elected unopposed at the General Election 1885, at a by-election on 12 February 1886 after acceptance of office, and again at the General Election 1886.
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